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Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 1042

Obsoletes: RFC-948

J. Postel
J. Reynolds
ISI
February 1988

### A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over IEEE 802 Networks

#### Status of this Memo

This RFC specifies a standard method of encapsulating the Internet Protocol (IP) [1] datagrams and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) [2] requests and replies on IEEE 802 Networks. This RFC specifies a protocol standard for the Internet community. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

#### Acknowledgment

This memo would not exist with out the very significant contributions of Drew Perkins of Carnegie Mellon University, Jacob Rekhter of the T.J. Watson Research Center, IBM Corporation, and Joseph Cimmino of the University of Maryland.

#### Table of Contents

Introduction
Description
Header Format
Address Mappings
The ARP Details
Frame Format and MAC Level Issues

IEEE 802.2 Details
IEEE 802.3 Details
IEEE 802.4 Details
IEEE 802.5 Details

Interoperation with Ethernet
Appendix on Numbers
References

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